SUBJECT:

Establishment of the Center for Advanced Computational Science and Engineering

Following consultation with the Academic Senate and campus administrative
officials, I am pleased to announce the establishment of the Center for
Advanced Computational Science and Engineering as a campus research unit and
the appointment of Professor Sidney Karin as its first director.

The Center will support interdisciplinary interactions among UCSD faculty
and students aimed at fostering, promoting, and developing computational
science and engineering research and education, as well as providing
advanced computational infrastructure. It is envisaged that ultimately the
Center will become the headquarters of a multicampus research unit,
providing advanced computational infrastructure for all nine campuses of the
University of California. The Center's principal task over the next two
months is the preparation of the proposal to the National Science Foundation
Partnerships for Advanced Computational Infrastructure program. This
program is the successor to the NSF program that currently funds the San
Diego Supercomputer Center and will end October 1997.

Membership in the Center is open to all interested faculty members and
research scientists. The Center's Executive Committee, which participates
in setting the Center's goals and advises the Director on major decisions
affecting the Center, will reflect the full spectrum of UCSD faculty using
advanced computational methods and approaches in research and instruction.

Dr. Karin is Adjunct Professor of Computer Science and Engineering and the
founding Director of the San Diego Supercomputer Center. He reports to
Interim Senior Vice Chancellor Richard Attiyeh

The Center is located in 415 Social Sciences Building, mail code 0534,
telephone 45064.

Robert C. Dynes Chancellor